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MICK JONES AND LOU GRAMM EYING NEW FOREIGNER MUSIC FOR 2015

by Stoneman,posted Apr 15 2014 12:57PM

Mick Jones revealed that the first new songs by him and co-founding Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm in 20 years might hit the public next year. The pair's June 2013 performance of "I Want To Know What Love Is" and "Juke Box Hero" at the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in New York City marked the first time the pair has performed together in a decade after Gramm left Foreigner for a second time.

Jones has rekindled a relationship with Gramm, and revealed to Classic Rock magazine, that the duo, who wrote most of Foreigner's classic hits together, might be teaming up one more time, explaining, "Lou told me a few weeks ago he’s discovered a few songs we were writing in the ‘80s, but never quite finished. We might take time next year to bring a couple of those out of the vaults. . . It’s a question of wading through them and finding a cassette machine to play them on.”

When asked if a reunion -- which would sideline current lead singer Kelly Hansen -- would be unfair, Jones was quick to point out: “Kelly has dedicated everything to the band. He’s phenomenal. So anything I do will be sensitive to that. If Lou and I do something it’ll be inclusive. No way will he replace Kelly."
Jones was asked what shape a Lou Gramm / Kelly Hansen Foreigner show might take, and he explained, “Something special where the old members can be involved. That would be cool. But nothing in the immediate future."